Animal Inspirations

About Animal Inspirations

Animal Inspirations LLC was formed in 2000 one year after Sherry Eddy and her family moved from the Twin Cities to a small hobby farm in rural Glencoe, MN .  Sherry wanted to bring the positive, reward-based training methods that she had utilized and taught at the Twin Cities Obedience Training Center in Minneapolis for over 15 years to the communities of Glencoe, Hutchinson, Litchfield and surrounding areas.  Working therapy dogs in the Twin Cities Metro area was another endeavor that she knew she wanted to expand on to include domestic farm animals.  The hobby farm provided the perfect environment to make this expansion possible and Animal Inspirations, LLC was born!

Who is Sherry?

Sherry Eddy is a Certified Veterinary Technician who has over 30 years of experience in multiple areas in the field of veterinary medicine. Sherry stays current in both her veterinary medicine and behavior skills by attending seminars and continuing education opportunities regularly.

Animal behavior and the Human and Animal bond have always been her passion.  Sherry works creating and co-facilitating Therapeutic Animal Programming. This special and alternative therapeutic modality helps  people looking for that connection with animals that can enrich the quality of their lives and help them attain goals both physical and emotional.   Specialized training and enhanced socializing of many kinds of animals to do specific skills that will enhance the interactions and safety of the programs is her specialty. The ethical treatment/welfare of animals trained for work in therapeutic programming is emphasized. 

To date, Sherry has been teaching dog training to students of all ages for over 25 years. She is a certified Fear Free Professional and a Pet Partners (Formerly Delta Society) Team Evaluator (dogs,domestic farm animals and pocket pets.)

 JACK- (Pictured above with Sherry) is a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever -an AKC Titled Therapy/READ dog and Sherry's enthusiastic Demo Dog! Lincoln (pictured on the left)- is a Miniature American Shepherd, a registered Pet Partner Therapy/R.E.A.D. dog, and also enjoys working as a Demo Dog!